Raster Image Enlargement

[Sign Works]

OK what do you guys do in this situation?

Customer supplies 300 PPI .JPG logo image at 3.5" x 5.5" but the customer wants that image approx 60"-70" wide on a motorhome. Do you demand artwork at actual output size or do you enlarge the image yourself? I primarily work with vector images so I'm not that knowledgable about raster image enlargement. In the past I've had good results using Photoshop but have never had to enlarge something to this extent before. I did recently purchase Alien Skin's Blow up 3 only to find out that I need to upgrade my Photoshop CS2 to CS4 in order to use the software. How would one go about enlarging this image in Photoshop successfully?

 

[jasonx]

If the logo is something we can vectorise we vectorise it then blow it up.

If your going to enlarge in photoshop best method would be to resize down to like 150dpi without resampling that will give you double the size and then start enlarging the image by 5% till you reach the desired size.

 

[phototec]

I use Perfect Resize 7 by OnOne software, I found it to be the best way to enlarge a raster image.

You can go to their website (below) and download a FREE 30 day trial, that's how confident they are the you will like the software and make a purchase.

Watch the video, then download the FREE 30 day trial:

http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/suite/perfect-resize/?ind

Good Luck with your project

 

[Bly]

I use that photo enhancement thing they use on CSI.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

Photo Zoom works great to

 

[rjssigns]

OnOne Perfect Resize. Simple and fast with excellent results.

 

[J Hill Designs]

thats a 1700% enlargement - doubt it will fly using anything

 

[rjssigns]

With a solid high-res image we have gotten a great looking image at 1500% scale. The latest we did was from an old snapshot that we scanned at 300ppi. Ended up a goofy size like 27" wide by 38 or 39" tall.(don't remember exact dims) Original was like wallet size or similar.

Perfect Resize works a treat.

We put it to the test doing funeral prints for our friend who passed at 32 years. We kept scaling until they started to degrade then we pulled back a bit. Some were in excess of 2000%.
My wife and I felt awkward when the funeral director asked us about the beautiful prints. This was J's funeral not a gallery exhibition. It did however show the capability of the software. We did have to re-touch a few of them before up-resing.

 

[J Hill Designs]

interesting

 

[rjssigns]

Here ya go. Do not judge quality by the attachment. They turned out smokin'. As for size, the TV in the background is a 37" Toshiba.

Doesn't seem real that he's gone. First time I looked at this pic since the funeral.

Note: GBM4 got him the second time. Had it beat the first time, got married, returned to work things looked good. It came back with a vengeance.

 

[Sign Works]

Thank you all for your responses.